Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery

May 14, 2013 1:28 AM

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the entrance to Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, is entered through soaring spires of Gothic Revival-style gates designed by Richard Upjohn, the architect of Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan, who is buried there. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the entrance to Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, is entered through soaring spires of Gothic ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the entrance to Brooklyn's... Photo-4619265.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows gravestones at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows gravestones at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows gravestones at Brooklyn's... Photo-4619244.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the chapel at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the chapel at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the chapel at Brooklyn's... Photo-4619245.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows a burial ground for Civil War soldiers at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows a burial ground for Civil War soldiers at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows a burial ground for Civil War soldiers... Photo-4619246.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the catacombs at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the catacombs at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the catacombs at Brooklyn's... Photo-4619247.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the tombstone of graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the tombstone of graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the tombstone of graffiti artist... Photo-4619248.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the final resting place for 12-year-old Clarence MacKenzie, The Little Drummer Boy, Brooklyn's first casualty of the Civil War, at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the final resting place for 12-year-old Clarence MacKenzie, The Little Drummer Boy, Brooklyn's first casualty of the Civil War, at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the final resting place for... Photo-4619249.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the site of Battle Hill, the highest point in Brooklyn and the first major Revolutionary War battle fought after the Declaration of Independence, at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. It is designated by a bronze statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom whose hand is raised in salute to the Statue of Liberty facing her in New York Harbor. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the site of Battle Hill, the highest point in Brooklyn and the first major Revolutionary War battle fought after the Declaration of Independence, at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery ... more

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the site of Battle Hill, the highest... Photo-4619250.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave marker of American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave marker of American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave marker of American composer... Photo-4619251.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave of graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave of graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave of graffiti artist... Photo-4619252.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the view of Manhattan from Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the view of Manhattan from Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the view of Manhattan from... Photo-4619253.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows gravestones at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows gravestones at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows gravestones at Brooklyn's... Photo-4619256.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the the burial site of DeWitt Clinton at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the the burial site of DeWitt Clinton at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the the burial site of DeWitt Clinton... Photo-4619267.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows a mausoleum fashioned after a pyramid at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows a mausoleum fashioned after a pyramid at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows a mausoleum fashioned after a pyramid... Photo-4619270.62255 - Times Union

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This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave site of Charles Ebbets and his son, Charles Ebbets, Jr., founders of the Brooklyn Dodgers, at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year and a special exhibition on Green-Wood is opening at the City Museum of New York. While it cannot replace a visit to the cemetery grounds, it provides a historical context for one of only four U.S. cemeteries to be granted National Historic Landmark status. less

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave site of Charles Ebbets and his son, Charles Ebbets, Jr., founders of the Brooklyn Dodgers, at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. The 478-acre site is celebrating ... more

Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP

This May 2, 2013 photo shows the grave site of Charles Ebbets and... Photo-4619271.62255 - Times Union

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A book about Clarence D. MacKenzie, a Civil War drummer boy with BrooklynÃ‚Â’s 13th Regiment, who is buried in New York's Green-Wood Cemetery and whose grave in marked by a life-size zinc sculpture, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," exhibit ,Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

A book about Clarence D. MacKenzie, a Civil War drummer boy with BrooklynÃ‚Â’s 13th Regiment, who is buried in New York's Green-Wood Cemetery and whose grave in marked by a life-size zinc sculpture, is ... more

Photo: Richard Drew, AP

A book about Clarence D. MacKenzie, a Civil War drummer boy with... Photo-4619257.62255 - Times Union

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A zinc sculpture for The Soldiers Monument of New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," exhibit ,Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

A zinc sculpture for The Soldiers Monument of New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," ... more

Photo: Richard Drew, AP

A zinc sculpture for The Soldiers Monument of New York's... Photo-4619269.62255 - Times Union

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Architectural drawings of New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, showing the venue's Gothic Revival style, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," exhibit Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

Architectural drawings of New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, showing the venue's Gothic Revival style, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s ... more

A marble bust, by Thomas Crawford, who is buried in New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," exhibit Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

A marble bust, by Thomas Crawford, who is buried in New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood ... more

Photo: Richard Drew, AP

A marble bust, by Thomas Crawford, who is buried in New York's... Photo-4619259.62255 - Times Union

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Antique guide books for New York's Green-Wood Cemetery are displayed before installation in the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery" exhibit, at the Museum of the City of New York, Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

Antique guide books for New York's Green-Wood Cemetery are displayed before installation in the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery" exhibit, at the Museum of the City of New York, ... more

The floor and walls of the space for "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery" exhibit, is a map of the cemetery, at the Museum of the City of New York, Thursday, May 9, 2013.

The floor and walls of the space for "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery" exhibit, is a map of the cemetery, at the Museum of the City of New York, Thursday, May 9, 2013.

Photo: Richard Drew, AP

The floor and walls of the space for "A Beautiful Way To Go:... Photo-4619261.62255 - Times Union

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Donald Albrecht, curator of architecture and design at the Museum of the City of New York, describes an antique tour guide book for New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, before it is installed as part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery" exhibit, Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

Donald Albrecht, curator of architecture and design at the Museum of the City of New York, describes an antique tour guide book for New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, before it is installed as part of the "A ... more

Photo: Richard Drew, AP

Donald Albrecht, curator of architecture and design at the Museum... Photo-4619264.62255 - Times Union

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Clocks showing views of the western entrance to New York's Green-Wood Cemetery are displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," exhibit Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

Clocks showing views of the western entrance to New York's Green-Wood Cemetery are displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, part of the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," ... more

Photo: Richard Drew, AP

Clocks showing views of the western entrance to New York's... Photo-4619266.62255 - Times Union

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A Howe sewing machine catalog cover and sewing machine, by Elias Howe, who is buried in New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, prior to its installation in the "A Beautiful Way To Go: New YorkÃ‚Â’s Green-Wood Cemetery," exhibit, Thursday, May 9, 2013. less

A Howe sewing machine catalog cover and sewing machine, by Elias Howe, who is buried in New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York, prior to its installation in the "A ... more